Bombay High Court Allows Appeal by Shipping Corporation of India in Seaman's Compensation Claim — Holds That Myocardial Infarction Is Not an 'Accident' Under Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923. The court ruled that a heart attack suffered by a seaman while on board ship does not constitute an 'accident' arising out of and in the course of employment under Section 3 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, as there was no causal connection between the nature of work and the injury.
18 Nov 2005The respondent, a seaman registered with the Seamen's Association, had worked for 22 years on various ships including those of the appellant, Shipping...
